HC Lokomotiv Varna is a Bulgarian handball team based in Varna. Lokomotiv Metalex Bild has been a Champion of Bulgaria 11 times since the year 2000, which is the most of any Bulgarian club. They have also won the Bulgarian Cup 11 times.
History Handball club Lokomotiv – Varna was established in 1963 with Mr. Georgi Velikov as a president of the club and its first coach the honoured master of sports Dimitar Nushev. Mr. Alexander Evtimov was elected as a president of Handball club "Lokomotiv Nadin" in 2003. Mrs. Rumyana Radusheva has been a president of Handball club "Lokomotiv Metalex Build" since 2004.
They were the first Bulgarian champion in beach handball in 1997.
Lokomotiv Varna currently holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak in the history of handball with 73 consecutive wins during period from June 4, 2016 till nowadays.
Trophies Bulgarian Championship (11): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Bulgarian Cup (11): 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Bulgarian Beach Handball Championship (5): From 1998 until 2007 was 5 times
European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2016–17 Challenge CupR3 Cambridge HC 36–22 40–25 76–471/8 RK Sloga Požega 22–35 22–23 44–58
Current squad 2008/2009 The numbers are established according to the official website: www.lokomotiv-mb.com Men's
1 Ivan Ivanov Zmeikata 2 Borislav Borisov 3 Svetoslav Bozhkov 5 Chavdar Chernev 11 Pencho Rachev 12 Ivan Ivanov 13 Borislav Kobakov 14 Miroslav Vladkov 16 Branimir Balchev 17 Teodor Dobrev Kufteto 18 Georgi Atanasov Glavata 19 Stanimir Kazakov Taksito 22 Nikola Karastoyanov 24 Tanser Usnu
Coach: Hristo Yordanov
Women's
1 Stanislava Stoyanova 2 Lyudmila Gareva 3 Dimka Predyova 5 Svetlana Nikolaeva 11 Veselina Miteva 12 Asia Rifad 13 Stoyanka Kelesheva - taz q ebah 15 Lyudmila Gaydraga 16 Kremena Kupenova 17 Desislava Krasteva 18 Stefka Agova 20 Tatyana Alifanova 55 Veronika Hristova 77 Kamelia Dobrancheva
Coach: Zdravko Petrov
Stadium information Name: - Kongresna City: - Varna Capacity: - 6,000
External links Lokomotiv Metalex Bild Official Website EHF Profile
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